Kafka Cli Tools
This tool provides command-line interface (CLI) access to Kafka clusters, enabling efficient management and monitoring from scripts or terminals.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add kafka-cli-tools npx -- -y @trustedskills/kafka-cli-tools
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kafka-cli-tools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/kafka-cli-tools"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill provides access to command-line tools for interacting with Apache Kafka. It allows you to perform tasks such as listing topics, describing consumer groups, and inspecting broker configurations directly from a terminal or script. This capability is crucial for managing and troubleshooting Kafka deployments.
When to use it
- Monitoring Kafka Clusters: Quickly check the status of topics and consumer groups in a production environment.
- Debugging Consumer Lag: Investigate why consumers are falling behind by examining consumer group offsets.
- Automating Administration Tasks: Script repetitive tasks like topic creation or configuration changes.
- Exploring Kafka Configurations: Inspect broker settings to understand cluster behavior.
Key capabilities
- Listing topics and their configurations
- Describing consumer groups and their lag
- Inspecting Kafka broker configurations
Example prompts
- "List all available Kafka topics."
- "Describe the 'my-group' consumer group, including its current offset."
- "Show me the configuration of the Kafka brokers in this cluster."
Tips & gotchas
This skill requires a working Apache Kafka environment and appropriate access credentials. Ensure you have the necessary permissions to interact with your Kafka cluster before using these tools.
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